California 1964 ballot propositions

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In 1964, voters decided on 17 statewide ballot measures in California on November 3.

• One was an initiated constitutional amendment.
• Three were initiated state statutes.
• 10 were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Three were bond issues.
• Voters approved 15 (88.24%) and rejected two (11.76%).

On the ballot

November 3, 1964

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 10	Repeal the provision requiring a fund be maintained with the money collected from selling land granted to California by the United States and estates of people who died without a will or heir, plus the interest on such money.	a	3,050,107 (51%)	2,927,376 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	Eliminate the requirement that voters must approve a transfer of municipal functions to county officials and validate any such agreements.	a	3,960,752 (72%)	1,502,492 (28%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Allow the legislature to authorize local agencies to property tax relief for property declared by the governor to be in a disaster area.	a	4,050,958 (66%)	2,100,773 (34%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	Prohibit any constitutional amendment that names a specific company to perform a specific duty.	a	3,964,185 (69%)	1,773,180 (31%)
CICA	Proposition 14	Create a state constitutional right to decline selling or renting residential properties to persons		4,526,460 (65%)	2,395,747 (35%)
CISS	Proposition 15	Make it illegal to charge for television programming, with certain exceptions, and declare all contracts that require such payment void.		4,515,013 (66%)	2,286,775 (34%)
CISS	Proposition 16	Create the State Lottery Commission and establish regulations relating to the commission.		2,063,617 (31%)	4,606,070 (69%)
CISS	Proposition 17	Establish provisions relating to the labor regulations.	a	4,074,648 (61%)	2,602,731 (39%)
BI	Proposition 1	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $150,000,000 for land for recreational purposes and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	4,007,203 (62%)	2,415,903 (38%)
BI	Proposition 2	Allow for bonds up to $380,000,000 for state college, junior college, university, mental illness, narcotics control, and forest fire fighting facilities.	a	4,108,348 (65%)	2,220,719 (35%)
BI	Proposition 3	Allow for bonds up to $260,000,000 for capital outlay for construction on public school buildings and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	4,351,874 (69%)	1,922,197 (31%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Establish provisions relating to military veterans' tax exemptions.	a	4,338,317 (68%)	1,996,903 (32%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Increase the amount of property a widow of a veteran can own and receive the veteran tax exemption to $10,000.	a	3,599,964 (57%)	2,704,177 (43%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Establish provisions relating to the out-of-state taxation of insurance companies.	a	4,547,842 (79%)	1,217,770 (21%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Allow the legislature to authorize the investment of public pensions and retirement funds in stocks, shares, or other obligations in corporations.		2,493,667 (42%)	3,447,832 (58%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Establish that in counties with more than 700,000 people, an incumbent superior court judge's name does not need to appear on the ballot if they are unopposed.	a	3,308,286 (59%)	2,317,276 (41%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Establish that all counties, except those exempted by the legislature, are subject to laws regarding supervisorial district boundary adjustments.	a	4,188,938 (76%)	1,296,922 (24%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in California
• List of California ballot measures
• 1964 ballot measures

External links

• California Voter Guide (November 1964)